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During Korean War, UN soldiers crossing wide body of water in jeeps and trucks in South Korea
Footage compiled by US Department of Defense: soldiers crossing body of water in jeeps and trucks / WS trucks crossing body of water / shot from behind soldiers in jeep crossing body of water of jeeps and trucks in water ahead of them /...
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During Korean War, UN soldiers maintaining mobile artillery piece somewhere in South Korea
Footage compiled by US Department of Defense: Soldiers sitting on back of artillery piece / close shot of soldier sitting on back of artillery piece reading newspaper / three soldiers on back of artillery piece, one kneeling and using...
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South Korean soldiers take positions and open fire on enemy territory during the Korean War
CU South Korean soldiers firing small cannon hidden in bush / WS smoke in distance / CU South Korean soldiers firing small cannon hidden in bush / PAN to smoke in distance / same shot / WS South Korean soldiers wearing helmet and...
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South Korean soldiers firing on distant hill, North Koreans surrendering during Korean War in 1951
Panning hillside / From above prone soldiers with camouflage helmets firing machines gun / Pan across to opposite hillside / From above soldiers firing machine gun / Pan to opposite hillside to puffs of smoke rising / VS on hillside,...
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During Korean War, US Marines preparing mortar shells and Marine firing mortar during fighting against Communist forces in South Korea
Footage compiled by Department of Defense: Marine taking mortar shell out of casing and placing it in row of shells / Marines preparing shells for firing / Marine kneeling next to mortar tube and looking through viewfinder on tube /...
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During Korean War, Canadian officer arrives for graduation ceremony at Non-Commissioned Officer school in Uijeongbu, South Korea
Footage compiled by National Film Board of Canada: helicopter coming in for landing / Canadian officer getting out of helicopter and being greeted by officer as he walks away / Note: exact day not known
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South Korean President Syngman Rhee departs ceremony in Seoul honoring General James Van Fleet in 1952
South Korean and US military officers stand on platform with South Korean President Syngman Rhee, General James Van Fleet on the right of Rhee, Mrs. Rhee (Francesca Donner) in second row / Rhee and Van Fleet walk towards camera,...
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South Korean Pres. Syngman Rhee and wife arrive to award Gen. James Van Fleet a medal in Seoul in 1952
VS soldier, South Korean President Syngman Rhee, and Rhee's wife Francesca Donner get out of car, military officers walk up and shake hands with Rhee and Donner, Lieutenant General James Van Fleet walks up and shakes hands with Rhee,...
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Korean War: US artillery firing
Korean War / American soldiers / soldier on field radio / soldiers with artillery loading shells and firing / various shots shells being loaded and fired / CU artillery shells / mountains being fired upon / Note: exact day not known
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Aerial view of massed US battleships in the harbor in Wonsan, Korea
VS Aerial view fleet of ships in harbor / Ride shot of ships in harbor, shore seen in background / MPOV closer view of ships in harbor / Aerial ships beyond two small islands in harbor / Aerial shoreline and ships / Aerial closer view of...
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Marines from US 1st Marine Division locate the graves at cemetery in Inchon and honor their buddies who died in liberation of Seoul
VS Marines in cemetery trying to locate graves of buddies / MS Jewish star / VS 2 bareheaded marines praying, kneeling at grave, marines in background / CU one marine kneeling with rifle in hand at grave / PAN to another marine kneeling...
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Gen. Ridgway sees his truce team board helicopter and take off
MS Front view of Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway leading truce group towards helicopter / MS rear view of group bunched around helicopter / PAN Ridgway with group in front of helicopter, letters of US Air Force on side of helicopter / MS member...
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Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy briefs press on Korean War truce conference
MS Photo op of Lt Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Supreme Commander, Allied Powers and armistice group headed by Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Far East, standing in front of helicopter / MS side view of Joy speaking to...
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US correspondents are stopped by MPs at the bridge in Munsan during the Korean War
PAN from South Korean soldier on guard behind sandbag emplacement to wide shot of bridge with South Korean soldiers on watch / CU South Korean soldier on watch behind sandbag emplacement / CU Korean soldier on guard, bridge in background...
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Easter at the Vatican and in New York City
Title card: "Rome" superimposed over large crowd at St. Peter's Basilica on Easter / Pope Pius XII on the Vatican balcony speaking / crowd kneels as Pope gives blessing // title "New York" superimposed over exteriors of Saint Thomas...
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Transporting communist prisoners to camp by buses in Operation Little Switch in Pusan near the end of the Korean War
Title "Korea - The Long Way Home" superimposed over tank / WS Freedom Bridge crossing Imjin River / LS bridge as military vehicles move across toward camera, sign to side reads Freedom Gate Bridge / ambulances moving down dirt road / UN...
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The 45th Thunderbird Division is the first division to leave Korea to come home
Title Card: "45th Division Leaves Korea for U.S. Salute" superimposed over troops marching / MS Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, US 8th Army Commander in Korea. standing, with other officials standing in bg / MS soldiers / CU Angle shot Taylor...
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ABC News Commentator John Daly, speaking for the American-Korean Foundation, ask for help for South Koreans affected by the Korean War
John Daly, commentator for ABC News, sitting at desk speaking to camera / file footage of scenes from Korean War: artillery piece firing / shell exploding / two shots of UN soldiers firing artillery pieces / soldier firing mortar /...
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Korean War: US flying aces Fernandez and McConnell
Title card: "Top Jet Aces McConnell, Fernandez Bound for Home" / Korean War / air-to-air CU group of Air Force F-86 Sabre jets in flight / various views of pilots Captain Manuel Fernandez and Captain Joseph McConnell / McConnell boards...
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North Koreans release Guy Bumpas and coffin of Charles Brown to UN officers; both were shot down while flying an unarmed training plane
Title card: "US Flier Freed by Korea Reds" / title superimposed over North Korean officers, one writing on pad, photographer at end / UN delegation approaching exchange location / CU sign "No United Nations Troops Will Go Beyond this...
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Truce protests in South Korea
Title: "South Korea - First Pictures - Truce Protests in Seoul" superimposed over protests / South Korean President Syngman Rhee and wife Francesca Donner arriving / CU Rhee making a speech / large demonstration, with banners against...
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During Korean War, scenes from Battle of Old Baldy between US and Chinese Communist forces in South Korea
Title "'Old Baldy,' bitter fighting for strategic Korean Hill" superimposed over two US soldiers moving along trench / shot of Baldy Hill denuded of trees / three US soldier moving along trench / line of soldiers moving along / soldier...
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Pres. Dwight Eisenhower's first televised press conference
Title card: "Eyes and Ears on President - First film record of press conference" / US Pres. Dwight Eisenhower enters the room and all stand; he takes his place at two microphones / a man and a women take notes / the room full of...
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American POWs return home
Title superimposed on military men: "POWs en route home" / Men pass the cameras and others following them to a landing craft / Scores of men on the craft waving hats; the men walk the gangplank to enter the ship on its side / The camera...